The movie, directed by Rob Reiner, is about a teen drug addict who floats in and out of rehab, sober living houses, and life ...

Nick Padlo's addiction to alcohol and drugs didn't happen overnight. "I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety," says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery ...

Sometimes addiction has more to do with the ability to tolerate day-to-day life without the substance: self-regulation.

A local woman is speaking out about addiction after losing her father to an overdose. She says the stigma of drug use labeled ...

"Have to believe that their story will not end with this impossible tragedy," the "When Harry Met Sally" star says of Rob and Michele Reiner.

Living with an anxiety disorder can feel like carrying an invisible weight. Everyday tasks become daunting, and even moments ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that ...

When Richard McDonald heard a women’s addiction recovery program was moving into a house near him, “immediately I was mad,” ...

Most people think addiction means a person has severe withdrawal when not taking alcohol or drugs. But withdrawal symptoms ...

New research shows that astrocytes play an active role in nicotine-induced brain changes, challenging the long-held ...

“How should we think about addicts’ aims and agency?” This is the animating question behind Owen Flanagan’s “What Is It Like to Be an Addict?” An emeritus professor of philosophy and neurobiology at ...

The banks of the Pioneer River near Mackay's CBD are home to makeshift camps nestled among the trees, while others reside in ...